Honesty
Excessive emotional, physical or psychological reliance on a partner
Codependency
What is the average age children experiment with drugs?
13 years old
What age group has the highest rate of substance use disorder
18-25 year olds
In what month do we celebrate national recovery month?
September.
What is the minimum amount of time somebody should stay in treatment for the best chance of staying sober afterwards?
90 days.
What is the third most common cause of death in the United States
Alcohol related fatalities.
What is the most commonly abused substance in the United States
Alcohol
What holiday has the most alcohol-related crash fatalities?
New Years Day
How long do cravings and urges typically last?
If attention isn't given and action isn't taken, an urge or craving typically last less then 30 minutes
The leading cause of accidental death in the US
Accidental overdose.
*Blank* is the fastest addicting drug
Nicotine.
What commonly known substance was once used as a cough suppressant
Heroin
The estimated number of people worldwide who participate in AA?
2 billion people.
The percent of Americans who struggle with addiction who actually get into treatment
10 percent.
Bone marrow damage, liver and kidney damage, blackouts, limb spasms, hearing loss, and the loss of brain cells are consequences from abusing what type of drug?
Inhalants.
Long-Term use of this truck can cause memory loss, mood swings, and significant damage to the brain's ability to learn even though it is often thought of as harmless
Marijuana.
*Blank* is the pleasure chemical in our brains that plays a major role in substance abuse and addiction
Dopamine.
This drug was an approved anesthetic in humans and was discontinued in 1965 because patients often became agitated delusional irrational while recovering from its anesthetic effects
PCP
Smart recovery emphasizes *this kind* of evidence-based therapy that challenges negative thoughts
CBT therapy.
The acronym HALT stands for
Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired
Common in recovery; blank is the inability to feel pleasure from normally pleasurable things?
Anhedonia.
Translated to confuse shaking, this alcohol withdrawal symptom is extremely dangerous and should be treated immediately
Delirium tremens. Also known as DT's.
The organ that is most responsible for detoxing the body
Liver.
This 12-step fellowship was founded in 1935 and is one of the most well-known recovery programs
Alcoholics Anonymous.
The hormone that rises during stress and often decreases during recovery
Cortisol.